HARD AS YA LIKE With MIND BLOWN | LEICESTER
Genre: UK Hardcore, Makina, Power Stomp, Hardstyle, Gabber, Frenchcore, Uptempo and Industrial.
Venue: 2 Funky Music Café
Date/Time: 10/10/2025 7pm-4am
Oh wow how was Friday? You didn’t go, make sure you keep those eyes peeled because next year is going to be even bigger and better!
I feel this review needs something clearing up first out of the promoters’ hands, they were due to have a bigger main room downstairs (see video in the comments). Due to a double booking from the venue the lads chose to pick another room and boy did it pay off, as from start to finish of the night we had the whole place rocking!! The mainstage area which would have been, consisted of a balcony area for VIP’s and a bigger dancefloor and staging area. Keep your eyes peeled for the summer of 2026 as this space Is going to be used. Overall, the venue consists of 5 unique arenas and 3 courtyards all with the facility to have its own system and production.
At the Start of the night we was helping out on the door handing out whistles and Kandi bracelets we’d made, if you managed to get one drop us a pic below. We honestly can’t thank you all enough though for the response these got on the dancefloor. It was like going back in time, the vibe was that good I can still hear the whistles ringing now.
With all the Kandi handed out I went for a walk around as all you could hear from the reception was FarmYard Rebelz throwing those microwaves at Ya and the feeling that the rave had begun. I needed to go see the turn out as being on the door seeing all your mates arrive you don’t realise how many people pass. For someone 18months ago who hated anything past 170bpm to hear such kicks out of a big system let me tell Ya, it really opens your eyes to the sound. Some amazing productions you’ve been working on lads, I was also pleasantly surprised when see Rebel behind the decks instead of hosting. Don’t stick to Ya day job lad! Ravers need to start arriving early for these early sets they are as good as your main sets of the night!
Off into the UK Hardcore room we went see who was playing and then for a quick smoke. Omg what a lad this guy is TechDeck is a young aspiring DJ with bags of talent, it’s no wonder that he’s been made a resident. Back into the main hard room I went as I really wanted to dive deeper into those harder sounds, as the page is to cover all things hard rave and S.O.D was about to start. This is another DJ who is absolutely smashing it right now in hardstyle. Check out his promo mix on SoundCloud for an idea of how his set went down if you wasn’t able to attend.
Mark Slamma Gee set with Matthew McJack Gough was another level, you could of heard the whistles from Leicester train station everyone was enjoying themselves that much! The crowd going wild for Slamma’s remix of “The glen” and his original with Ronnie C Higher love.
Have to say across the board it was a really good night, DJ Kurt - Lethal Theory played naughty set with MC Wotsee with a lot of different tracks which is good for the rave scene we like new material. Klubfiller even played a blinding set with mc steal with some new stuff and not all the same bits he previously has. For those who ask about drinks prices they were reasonable £4.50/5 for a beer. If you couldn’t make it down to summarise the whole night, it was packed in both rooms. With the promoters plans for the future, it looks like it will continue that way!
If there was an event on that night that was out to make a statement that they was here to stay and with more action packed line ups, it was Hard As Ya Like and Mind Blown Leicester!!
